Wow great looking basement and website. That is a neat viewer you have there. You are talented with the DIY basement and website!!!
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The fireplace is a Heat-N-Glo 32" I believe. It's a vented and being below grade had it's own set of issues on install. The fireplace business is pretty much a racket....like weddings and funerals- it seems that the installers are all in cahoots with the manufacturers IE: The rules and tweaks involved in putting one in are such that you pretty much have the Fear of God (not to mention Law) if you choose to install by yourself. Minimum heights...distances to materials...amount of airflow...gas line...room ventilation....my recommendation is to find a qualified installer and just pony up. My installer on the other hand.....well, look at the shots. I framed the opening (easy) and had the electrical outlet installed- I bought the unit from a fireplace installer/dealer and they agreed to come out and hook the lines and rig the unit. When I came home from work I was shocked to find that they actually cut a floor joist to make a route for the vent. Cut a floor joist. I immediately framed a brace and I'm confident that the load requirements are steady. I called the company and spoke to the owner who promptly came out to have a look and cut $200 off the install. I could have really pushed the point and sued/insisted/bitched.....but at that point I was just happy to have a fireplace. So good luck with a fireplace install. Read everything you can and know the codes going in. By all means if an install seems questionable, it's probably questionable. I just painted the beams. I'll finish the ends with some kind of trim. I figure why hide them?
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